MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would respect the Russian constitution which bans anyone from serving two consecutive presidential terms, meaning he will step down from his post in 2024 when his current term expires.<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen at the …

Tyrants like Vladimir Putin are rarely in the habit of expressing remorse for their actions. About the only time Mr Putin has publicly hinted at feelings of regret was when he famously remarked that he regarded the collapse of the Soviet Union as “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the 20th …

People across Russia have started voting in Sunday's presidential election, in which Vladimir Putin is seeking a fourth term in the Kremlin.<p>The size of the country requires one of the largest election operations in the world.<p>In the Pacific coast city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, polling stations …